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Hitler Is Back In Germany Posted by Constanze on Jan 26, 2016
For decades, it has been considered taboo to talk about Hitler and the Nazis in Germany. Now, two things have happened that suggest this taboo is beginning to break. 1. MEIN KAMPF BACK ON SALE On January 8th, a new edition of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf went on sale in Germany for the first time…
Untranslatable German Words: Dreikäsehoch Posted by Constanze on Jan 16, 2016
Hello and welcome to another post on untranslatable German words, where I bring you the quirkiest, funniest and most intelligent words that the German language has to offer – and ones that are difficult to find a direct translation for! Today’s word is der Dreikäsehoch. What does der Dreikäsehoch mean? The word Dreikäsehoch is a…
New German Series: Deutschland 83 Posted by Constanze on Jan 8, 2016
Guten Tag, liebe Leser! I hope 2016 is treating you well so far! At the end of last year I saw posters and billboards all over the place advertising a new drama series here in the UK called Deutschland 83. I was intrigued, but as I have never in all my years here seen a…
New Year’s Day Activities In German Posted by Constanze on Jan 1, 2016
People always have plenty of ideas for things to do on Silvester (New Year’s Eve) – auf eine Party gehen (go to a party), Zuhause feiern (celebrate at home), Feuerwerk anschauen (watch the fireworks) – but what about on New Year’s Day? New Year’s Day is called der Neujahrstag in German. Like in many other…
Germany-Specific Emojis Posted by Constanze on Dec 23, 2015
Guten Tag! Last month I came across an article about how Finland are set to release country-specific emojis for use on smartphones. They are, in fact, the first country in the world to launch their own emoji sticker set! The set has been gradually rolled out advent calendar-style, and tomorrow (December 24th – the Finnish…
TOP 10 GERMAN POSTS OF 2015 Posted by Constanze on Dec 16, 2015
It’s nearly the end of the year, and we’ve had a brilliant 2015 at Transparent Language, with the blogs hitting the 1 million views mark in August for the first time ever! So thank you all very much for your continued support and interest in our work here at Transparent Language. Without further ado, here…
9 German Christmas Bakes Posted by Constanze on Dec 9, 2015
Frohe Weihnachten! … Ok, so we’re not quite that far yet. But last year I wrote a series of posts on German Christmas traditions, including the Christkind, and the German history of the Weihnachtsbaum (Christmas tree). What is there to cover this year, I thought, that hasn’t been covered already? Well, my friends, there’s food!…